On Friday, May 20, 2022, Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net> wrote:
On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 12:19 PM De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote:
MO:
No. {tuQmoH} and {tuQHa’moH} aren’t used for putting clothes on or taking them off someone else. Your sentence could perhaps mean something like “For Maltz’s benefit, I’ve removed the belt (from me).” [...]
MO:
Yes. It always means “on oneself.”
This information is * new, * clearly explained, and * completely unexpected and unpredictable from prior knowledge.
But you were uncomfortable with using {tuQmoH} to mean "cause (someone) to wear," right? That would not have conformed with the idiomatic meaning of "put on," which didn't need {-'egh} to indicate dressing oneself. But there was no certainty that {tuQmoH} always follows this idiom, so I'm glad for the clarification. I'm also glad to be reminded of {qogh tuQmoHHa'}, since I either forgot about the unorthodox grammar in this idiom or missed it entirely. ~mIp'av